As I lay dying

by William Faulkner

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As I Lay Dying

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Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, USA

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The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (The Board's List, 35)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (The Reader's List, 67)

Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century (19)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time (2003)

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 067973225X, Paperback)

At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member--including Addie--and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life.

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